Cracked #23
(February 1962)

Major Publications, 1958 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Major Magazines Inc.
Editing
Paul Laikin (credited) (editor); Charles Foster (credited) (production)

Special Revolutionary Issue! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Severin (signed)
Inks
John Severin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Sylvester P. Smythe
Reprints

Which One Is a Banker? (Table of Contents: 1)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Letters / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Madison Avenue Conformity Products (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Great Moments of History / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
J. Osvaldo Laino (credited)
Inks
J. Osvaldo Laino (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Offer them $22.50 with an option to buy back...
Genre
humor; satire-parody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Little World of Don Swanson / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Swanson (credited)
Pencils
Don Swanson (credited)
Inks
Don Swanson (credited)

Genre
humor

If Big League Business Takes Over Little League Baseball (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Columbus (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joaquin Miller
Pencils
Bill Ward (credited as Bill McCartney) (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (credited as Bill McCartney) (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Stories of the Month / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
Vic Martin (sourced)
Inks
Vic Martin (sourced)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, did you see a cop around????
Genre
humor

Famous Quotations Shut-Ups (Table of Contents: 10)

Shut Ups / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
Vic Martin (sourced)
Inks
Vic Martin (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

The Tipsy Mother Goose (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin
Inks
John Severin
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

When It All Ended / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What can happen to you here?
Genre
humor; satire-parody

A Cracked's Eye View of Paris! (Table of Contents: 13)

cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Everett)
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Everett)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Everett)
Letters
Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Everett)

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Draw Your Own Conclusion (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Six silent stories which end with a blank panel to be filled in by the reader.

Theme Songs for Celebrities (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
Bayon (signed)
Inks
Bayon (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Progressive Child Psychology (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Accessories for Your Car (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

There's One in Every Crowd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At the Fights
Genre
humor; satire-parody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

People Who Get on Our Nerves / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
People who can never seem to make up their minds
Genre
humor; satire-parody

Cracked's Illustrated Limericks (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
Brutus (signed)
Inks
Brutus (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Interior Decorating to Fit Your Job (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Reprints

Redesigning Ads to Appeal to Children (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

The Little World of Don Swanson / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don Swanson (credited)
Pencils
Don Swanson (credited)
Inks
Don Swanson (credited)

Genre
humor

Magazine Covers... Just a Little Bit Different (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
J. Osvaldo Laino (sourced)
Inks
J. Osvaldo Laino (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

More Things We Shoulda Done (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Illustrated Slang (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Inks
Bill Ward (signed as McCartney)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

White Horses! The Scotch That Inspired Robert Burns (Table of Contents: 27)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Cracked Paint Sign (Table of Contents: 28)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Laikin (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Special Revolutionary Issue!
  2. 1. Which One Is a Banker?
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters
  5. 4. Madison Avenue Conformity Products
  6. 5. ["Offer them $22.50 with an option to buy back..."]
    Great Moments of History
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    The Little World of Don Swanson
  8. 7. If Big League Business Takes Over Little League Baseball
  9. 8. Columbus
  10. 9. ["Hey, did you see a cop around????"]
    Stories of the Month
  11. 10. Famous Quotations Shut-Ups
    Shut Ups
  12. 11. The Tipsy Mother Goose
  13. 12. ["What can happen to you here?"]
    When It All Ended
  14. 13. A Cracked's Eye View of Paris!
  15. 14. Draw Your Own Conclusion
  16. 15. Theme Songs for Celebrities
  17. 16. Progressive Child Psychology
  18. 17. Accessories for Your Car
  19. 18. ["At the Fights"]
    There's One in Every Crowd
  20. 19. ["People who can never seem to make up their minds"]
    People Who Get on Our Nerves
  21. 20. Cracked's Illustrated Limericks
  22. 21. Interior Decorating to Fit Your Job
  23. 22. Redesigning Ads to Appeal to Children
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    The Little World of Don Swanson
  25. 24. Magazine Covers... Just a Little Bit Different
  26. 25. More Things We Shoulda Done
  27. 26. Illustrated Slang
  28. 27. White Horses! The Scotch That Inspired Robert Burns
  29. 28. Cracked Paint Sign
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Bill Devine
  • Michael Hoskin